I have 14 years of commercial experience and over 20 years in web development. I was self-taught at 12 and began taking on personal clients by 15, designing, developing, securing, and maintaining high-quality websites for a diverse range of clients. I am passionate about full-stack development and have worked with Symfony for nine years, from version 2.7 to the latest 7.4, while building with React, Angular, and Node for the last decade. Over the last six years I expanded into cybersecurity. In my role at wi-Q I transformed a previously disjointed setup into a structured, security-focused remote environment by implementing policies and procedures, Cloud AD, Office VPNs, AV endpoint protection, penetration testing, and other safeguards. This experience deepened my secure development practices and strengthened my ability to deliver resilient, compliant projects and maintain strong security awareness.

Danny Broadbent

I have 14 years of commercial experience and over 20 years in web development. I was self-taught at 12 and began taking on personal clients by 15, designing, developing, securing, and maintaining high-quality websites for a diverse range of clients. I am passionate about full-stack development and have worked with Symfony for nine years, from version 2.7 to the latest 7.4, while building with React, Angular, and Node for the last decade. Over the last six years I expanded into cybersecurity. In my role at wi-Q I transformed a previously disjointed setup into a structured, security-focused remote environment by implementing policies and procedures, Cloud AD, Office VPNs, AV endpoint protection, penetration testing, and other safeguards. This experience deepened my secure development practices and strengthened my ability to deliver resilient, compliant projects and maintain strong security awareness.

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I have 14 years of commercial experience and over 20 years in web development. I was self-taught at 12 and began taking on personal clients by 15, designing, developing, securing, and maintaining high-quality websites for a diverse range of clients. I am passionate about full-stack development and have worked with Symfony for nine years, from version 2.7 to the latest 7.4, while building with React, Angular, and Node for the last decade.

Over the last six years I expanded into cybersecurity. In my role at wi-Q I transformed a previously disjointed setup into a structured, security-focused remote environment by implementing policies and procedures, Cloud AD, Office VPNs, AV endpoint protection, penetration testing, and other safeguards. This experience deepened my secure development practices and strengthened my ability to deliver resilient, compliant projects and maintain strong security awareness.

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Work Experience

Senior Engineer at Pretzl Group Ltd
February 1, 2022 - Present
Leading and mentoring freelance, contract, and internal developers through weekly 1-on-1 sessions; scoped, estimated, and managed high-spec projects; collaborated with PMs, designers, QA, and client services to deliver high-quality solutions for major clients (O2, Veritas, Lenovo, Hitachi, Keysight, Virgin Incentives, Nvidia, Dell). Contributed to building an AI platform (Python, FastAPI) with vector stores and RAG knowledge graphs; established base projects and optimized build tools (Gulp, Grunt, Docker, Rancher, Composer, NPM). Set up CI/CD pipelines for deployments on Kubernetes, AWS, Heroku, and GitLab; implemented robust error handling and monitoring with Sentry, Kibana, Logstash, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
Chief Security Officer / Software Engineer at wi-Q Limited
November 30, 2020 - January 31, 2022
Ensured company-wide security and compliance, including vulnerability scans, PCI DSS, staff endpoint security, firewalls, VPCs, and VPN monitoring; developed and maintained security policies, asset registers, GDPR information maps, risk assessments, and supplier due diligence. Led certification efforts achieving Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME Governance GOLD, and PCI DSS SAQ-D; currently driving ISO 27001 certification readiness. IT administration and remote support; DevOps & cloud infrastructure management (GCP, Private Kubernetes, Cloud CDN, NAT, Redis, RabbitMQ, Global Load Balancers, VPNs). Led payment service development and integrations (Payum with Symfony); reviewed PRs and provided technical oversight on API services, reporting, and EPOS systems.
Software Engineer at wi-Q Limited
April 18, 2016 - November 30, 2020
Developed bespoke mobile ordering services, integrating EPOS systems; led payment services development, integrating 30+ gateways via Payum; built Admin and Backoffice features; emphasized test-driven development with PHPUnit and Behat; configured Jenkins pipelines for deployments with Samson and Kubernetes; gained experience with Google Cloud, Kubernetes, load balancers, VPCs, and monitoring tools (Kibana, Grafana).
Senior Developer at Voodoo Creative
August 17, 2015 - April 15, 2016
Developed client websites and optimized performance; created API feeds for product imports and custom widgets/plugins; worked across OpenCart, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and Magento; collaborated with clients to translate requirements into tailored web solutions.
Senior PHP Developer at Armour Home Electronics
February 13, 2012 - August 14, 2015
Developed and maintained websites for brands such as QED, Q Acoustics, Grado, Systemline, Q-TV Speakers, Myryad, Milty, Armour Home; built and optimized a custom CMS for multi-brand content management; used PHP, AJAX/jQuery, XML, JSON, Linux, Nginx, and Varnish Cache.
Software Developer at Automotive Innovations Limited
February 1, 2011 - February 10, 2012
Worked on Mentor.Net and Groupsite projects (Palmers Motor Company sites), handling design, development, IT support, and helpdesk; developed new modules, managed Git SVN repositories and a bespoke deployment server; contributed to system reliability and customer support.

Education

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Qualifications

Cyber Essentials Plus
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026
IASME Governance GOLD
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026
PCI DSS SAQ-D (Level 2 Service Provider)
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026
ISO 27001 Certification (in progress)
January 11, 2030 - February 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Telecommunications